Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) [XC843911]
by Sandra V. Valderrama from Waikanae, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand (uncertain, cicadas in background)
Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) [XC141290]
by from Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (song)
Nest
An open-weaved, bulky structure composed of twigs and sticks, with a sparse lining of leaves, tree fern scales and moss, located in the fork or an outer branch of the canopy or subcanopy or nearer the ground in the crown of tree ferns or shrubs.
Eggs (Guide)
3 - 4, occasionally 1 or 2; white or pink, with reddish-brown specks or blotches. Incubation: about 14 days; by female only.
Young
Fledge in about 11 days.
Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1788) - New Zealand and many inshore islands, including (around North Island) Hen and Chickens Group, Mokohinau Group, Great Barrier, Little Barrier, Noises and Tiritiri Matanga and Kapiti Island and (around Stewart Island) Ruapuke Island and Muttonbird Group. Also Kermadec Is (Raoul Island).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet